J. Besl

Science writer
@USask water grad
he / him

[J. Besl @J_Besl]

oooh so close @ItsCincinnati

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Deer walls of Stockholm

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Trolleys of Melbourne

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Street parking in Adak

[AGU (American Geophysical Union) @theAGU]

Congratulations to @AGU_Eos and @J_Besl on this well-deserved recognition from the @alaskapressclub ! 🎉

Awarded for Best Reporting on Health, this story highlights innovative approaches to avalanche safety and the power of science journalism to inform and protect communities.

👏 We’re proud to see this impactful work recognized.

Read the story: https://t.co/d6QDAR8VPH

[Isaac Stanley-Becker @isaacstanbecker]

If you're canceling your Washington Post subscription but still have an Amazon Prime membership, you're doing it wrong.

[J. Besl @J_Besl]

The quotes! The captions! Unreal!

[Anchorage Daily News @adndotcom]

A University of Alaska Fairbanks student has been charged with criminal mischief after consuming portions of another student’s AI-generated artwork that was displayed at a campus gallery. (via The Sun Star) https://t.co/rF93m6hBxe

[J. Besl @J_Besl]

The clickable, searchable map on CalHeatScore lets anyone from sheriffs to soccer coaches see a map of heat risk down to the individual zip code.
https://t.co/qKiAGkpQkq

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

The photographer Daniel Pullen offers beautifully composed and striking images of the destruction that climate change has brought to his lifelong home. See more of his images: https://t.co/ahsqDIwMFJ

[J. Besl @J_Besl]

24 volunteers agreed to be buried in a simulated avalanche to test this safety device. https://t.co/QE3AqeT9C6

[J. Besl @J_Besl]

Oh yeah, earlier this year I wrote about Cincinnati's gaslights which have been burning 24 hours a day since 1956. https://t.co/TMdjuZFTZW

[AGU's Eos @AGU_Eos]

A new dataset arms lake-lovers with information on the impacts of their powerboats.

https://t.co/B6Z6FJ3OVj

[AGU's Eos @AGU_Eos]

Yesterday’s readers loved this news story about a colossal tsunami that made seismometers sing. Give it a read—or a reread!—to learn more about the wave that rocked Earth.

https://t.co/UXP7LNu7xX

[AGU's Eos @AGU_Eos]

New research aims to understand the ever-shifting Outer Banks through its former forests and its sunken trunks.

https://t.co/sajRM3y0Be

[laura “on the other website too” cavegift @cavegift]

i deserve and can be trusted with roof access to every building

[AGU's Eos @AGU_Eos]

As the climate warms, more fjords may start singing.

https://t.co/xjB7YKxUnT

[J. Besl @J_Besl]

I’m home (this tweet is for like 3 people)

[J. Besl @J_Besl]

I always love when this happens. Here's a translation of my story about climate clues from the ancient Great Wall, courtesy of @AGU_Eos

[AGU's Eos @AGU_Eos]

两千多年前，汉朝修筑了一段中国长城。现在，研究人员正在研究古代建筑材料，寻找该地区过去气候的迹象。

https://t.co/TT9pqXHG09

[J. Besl @J_Besl]

I will miss this Looney Tunes turn on the bike trail.

[Anchorage Daily News @adndotcom]

Erosion that’s consuming Point Woronzof in West Anchorage has prompted a reroute for a section of the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail that’s now perilously close the edge. https://t.co/2NUSsp8Dgs

[AGU's Eos @AGU_Eos]

Dolines look like massive ice doughnuts. They’re an ideal research site for studying meltwater lakes in Antarctica.

https://t.co/HeDE8Tyiai

Read more in the September issue of Eos: https://t.co/PCWPjWo6AE